Vocabulary Word

Sentences Containing 'matriarch'

"Ruaha" was the matriarch of Basel's elephant group and was one of the five original African elephants that came to Basel into the new elephant house.

"Ruaha" was the oldest known African elephant at her time and the matriarch of Basel's elephant herd. She came to Basel on November 1, 1952 and was, while living, nine years older than North Americas oldest African elephant "Dori" at Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City, Utah.